SRC 2026 for Kids 9-12

This year's Summer Reading Club theme is "Under the Sea." Discover fiction and non-fiction books all about the ocean and deep sea! Age recommendations are just a guide, not rules! Every reader is different, and the best book for you is the one you enjoy.

Updated April 9, 2026
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Sentinels in the deep ocean
Hinojosa, Stacy
Paper Book
From StacyPlays, the YouTube sensation with over 2 million subscribers, comes the exhilarating fourth and final book in her Minecraft-inspired adventure series about a girl raised by wolves. After barely surviving the harsh tundra biome, Stacy has finally ...

Intermediate fiction

A whale of the wild
Parry, Rosanne
Paper Book
"A spellbinding, heart-stopping adventure." --Booklist (starred review) "A dreamily written, slyly educational, rousing maritime adventure." --New York Times Book Review In the stand-alone companion to the New York Times-bestselling A Wolf Called Wander, ...

Intermediate fiction

The edge of the ocean
Lapinski, L. D.
Paper Book
Flick tries to save a watery world from total destruction in this magical, "fantastic, from start to (the zinger of a) finish" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) second book in the Strangeworlds Travel Agency series. Flick is now a badge-wearing member of the Strangeworlds...

Intermediate fiction

In the deep blue sea
Nye, Bill
Paper Book
New York Times-bestselling authors Bill Nye the Science Guy and Gregory Mone take middle-grade readers on a scientific adventure in Book 2 of the exciting new Jack and the Geniuses series. The series combines real-world science along with a mysterious adventure that will leave kids...

Intermediate fiction

The lost heir
Sutherland, Tui
Paper Book
The #1 bestselling Wings of Fire series soars underwater, where danger and destiny await the dragonets! The lost heir to the SeaWing throne is going home at last. She can't believe it's finally happening: Tsunami and her fellow dragonets of destiny are journeying under the water to...

Intermediate fiction

The monster missions
Martin, Laura
Paper Book
From the critically acclaimed author of Float and Glitch comes a new standalone adventure under the sea, perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and Dan Gutman! Berkeley and her best friend, Garth, live on an old cruise ship, scavenging for supplies from the drowned cities left behind on the...

Intermediate fiction

Gracie under the waves
Park, Linda Sue
Paper Book
An empowering story from #1 New York Times bestseller and Newbery medalist Linda Sue Park starring a young snorkeling enthusiast who draws inspiration for fighting climate change from interacting with her pesty little brother. A Green Earth Book Award Honor Book Inspired...

Intermediate fiction

The little mermaid : the novelization
Noelle, Faith
Paper Book
Dive into Ariel's enchanting story in this official novelization of Walt Disney Studios' live action reimagining of The Little Mermaid, coming to theaters. Ariel is a curious mermaid who has always wanted to explore the human world! After saving a prince named Eric from a...

Intermediate fiction

Captain Aquatica's awesome ocean : amazing animals! wild waves! super sharks! the deep sea!
Cramp, Jess
Paper Book
Take to the seas with marine conservationist and shark researcher Captain Aquatica and her hammerhead shark sidekick, Fin, to explore the ocean's wettest and wildest depths and get the latest facts from the field! Scientist Jessica Cramp illuminates her work studying sharks and...

Intermediate non-fiction

From shore to ocean floor
Arbuthnott, Gill
Paper Book
From sandy beaches to mysterious, inky depths, this beautiful book is the story of ocean exploration, from shore to ocean floor. Seen from space, Earth is a swirl of blue and white. The blue is Earth's oceans, which cover 70 percent of its surface. Yet the ocean is the most...

Intermediate non-fiction

The deep blue
Guillain, Charlotte
Paper Book

Intermediate non-fiction

Weird but true! : ocean :300 fin-tastic facts from the deep blue sea
Paper Book
Dive into these fishy facts- Did you know that the prehistoric shark, megalodon, had jaws so big that it could swallow a car? Or that goats, pigs, dogs, cats, and even an alpaca have all learned how to surf? And if that's not weird enough for ya, one man even rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean for...

Intermediate non-fiction

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ocean Life: A Visual Voyage Through an Underwater World
Martin, Claudia
Paper Book
Dive into an amazing underwater world with this extraordinary visual encyclopedia, packed with deep-sea facts brought to life with full-color illustrations. From the fiercest sharks to the strangest jellyfish, and from the tiniest plankton to mighty whales, this guide is...

Intermediate non-fiction

How to draw Under the sea for kids
Koch, Alli
Paper Book
Fun 5-minute drawing lessons for kids--great for young artists, birthday gifts, homeschool art lessons, and elementary art classes! Perfect for budding artists and kids who have never drawn before, this new book in the How to Draw for Kids series will teach your kid how to draw...

Intermediate non-fiction

Ocean atlas : a journey across the waves and into the deep
Jackson, Tom
Paper Book

Intermediate non-fiction

Deeply Dave
Grover, Michael
Paper Book
"The delight of this book -- a vertical rectangle bound at the top -- is its format: Each flipped page takes you deeper, as if you're scrolling down a screen." -New York Times Book Review "Funny and mysterious." -Kazu Kibuishi, New York Times-bestselling...

Intermediate graphic novel

Deep-sea creatures : adapting to the abyss
Lawrence, Mike
Paper Book
Take the plunge with Science Comics: Deep-Sea Creatures! Science Comics is a popular STEM graphic novel series with over a million copies in print! Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic--dinosaurs, the solar...

Intermediate graphic novel

Science comics. cities of the ocean / Coral reefs
Wicks, Maris
Paper Book
Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic--dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader...

Intermediate graphic novel

Choose your own adventure. Journey under the sea
Gaska, Andrew E. C.
Paper Book
From the hit Choose Your Own Adventure®  novels comes a new adapted graphic novel taking readers on their own visual adventure as a diver and new crew member of the ship Maray, a scientific vessel seeking to solve the mysteries of the ocean. In the newest Choose Your...

Intermediate graphic novel

Aquicorn cove
O'Neill, Kay (Cartoonist)
Paper Book
"Enchanting." - KIRKUS Unable to rely on the adults in her storm-ravaged seaside town, a young girl must protect a colony of magical seahorse-like creatures she discovers in the coral reef. From the Eisner Award-winning author of The Tea Dragon Society...

Intermediate graphic novel

Ember and the island of lost creatures
Pamment, Jason
Paper Book
From Treasure in the Lake's Jason Pamment comes a story of friendship and self-discovery, in a gorgeously illustrated world perfect for fans of Hilda and Over the Garden Wall. Fitting in can be hard, especially when you're as small as Ember, a tiny boy living alone in a city of giants. ...

Intermediate graphic novel


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